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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
I believe I said, and I quote, "These 'protests', as you want to call them, are nothing more than a thinly veiled excuse to attack a set of religious beliefs and only reinforces the notion that Anon is attacking Scientology because, well, it's Scientology." You then proceeded to validate what I typed out.
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No, if any religion had the same practices as scientology, I would say that all things being equal they would attack it for the same reasons. It's not because it's scientology and people hate it, it's the practices that are leading to the deaths and bankruptcys of otherwise right thinking individuals who have been brainwashed.
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The problem isn't so much what's being done, but who's doing it. Seeing as how most of society currently views Scientologists as crazy and most religions consider Scientology a dangerous cult, any reason to attack Scientology is A-Okay (Apparently). The fact is that you don't define what a religion is or what it constitutes.
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Scientology isn't a religion, it's a cult.
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this and particularly
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Because it's practices do not conform to whatever definition you want to place doesn't mean it needs to change.
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If it kills people, yes it does. Google Lisa McPherson.
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Still, it amazes me just how many atheists suddenly care about the way the CoS chooses to run it's religion. It perplexes me.
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Once again, scientology isn't a religion, it's a dangerous cult.
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(Oh, and TFP really needs sarcasm tags as that doesn't go over well on the internet.)
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Agreed.